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          Lump-Sum Death Payment, Residual Lump-Sum, Annuities Unpaid at Death
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          People Eligible To Receive A 1981 Amendment Lump-Sum Death Payment
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              Lump-Sum Death Payment
                                Requirements The Employee Must Have Met
          What Happens If The Employee Does Not Meet The Requirements
          Definition Of A Lump-Sum Death Payment
          Credit For Employee's Military Service
          People Eligible to Receive A 1937 Act Lump-Sum Death Payment
          When The 1937 Act Lump-Sum Death Payment Can Be Paid Directly To The Funeral Home
          People Eligible To Receive A 1981 Amendment Lump-Sum Death Payment
          When A Lump-Sum Death Payment is Not Payable
          Residual Lump-Sum
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          Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline People Eligible To Receive A 1981 Amendment Lump-Sum Death Payment
							 
							
							
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            A "1981 Amendment" lump-sum death payment is payable only to the widow(er) who was living in the same household with the employee at the time of the employee's death.
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